Gouache

Gouache is an opaque watercolor. Gouche holds its intense color and opaque characteristics throughout the painting process.

The Gouache Style & Technique

My style of painting is influenced by the Yunnan school of "heavy color," using gouache on rice paper, and includes silver, gold or copper metallic gouache to outline and highlight the images. The finished paintings are "floated" to accentuate the imagery and emotion of the paintings.

Pastel

Pastel is an amazing meduim composed of finely ground pigments and a binding agent. Used by almost all artist, pastel paintings range from fine sketches to dramatic, layered paintings that defy the fragile characteristics during the painting process. Because of its fragile nature, pastels must be protected under glass framing. This is a collection of oil and soft pastel paintings.

Prints / Giclées

Paintings that have sold may also be available in exclusive editions Giclées.

A giclée is a technological advancement in printmaking. A high resolution digital scans is created, then printed with archival quality inks onto heavy watercolor paper. This process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. The quality of the giclée rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums and galleries.

Only exclusive limited editions of 50, each hand numbered and signed, are printed.